Chu He Winery

October 1, 2057. It was Chu He's eighteenth birthday.

Early in the morning, at Villa 207 in the Jinxiu Residential District.

The second floor of this villa contained four oversized rooms: a guest bedroom, a media room, a bathroom, and a massive Martial Arts Hall.

The Martial Arts Hall alone spanned a full 120 square meters, accounting for nearly half of the total area of the second floor.

Chu He, dressed in a loose white Martial Arts Uniform, sat cross-legged on the carpet.

Three streaks of light were flying rapidly around Chu He's body, tracing various trajectories through the air.

They moved like three stars constantly orbiting in the vastness of space—sometimes drifting apart, sometimes crossing paths, sometimes circling back—agile and swift.

After a moment, the three streaks of light slowed down and came to a halt, hovering in front of Chu He. They were three Flying Daggers.

My current ability to control objects from a distance is limited to multitasking with three items. If I try to control four or five, the speed and power of the Flying Daggers will drop sharply.

Two days ago, after Chu He had finished analyzing the spiritual essence contained in dozens of medicinal herbs, he still hadn't managed to piece together a complete, side-effect-free Wine Recipe.

He had also tested other materials in the house, such as Northeast rice, various fruits and vegetables, and even building materials like glass bottles and floor tiles.

For these common materials, perhaps because the quantity was insufficient, even when he did extract some spiritual essence, it was merely the mundane aura of daily life.

Even the White Jade Wine Pot couldn't provide a complete Wine Recipe.

Ultimately, the amount of spiritual essence was simply too small.

This made Chu He realize one thing: to brew fine wine that would have a perfect effect on his current level, the number of materials he needed to analyze would be anything but small.

Not to mention, brewing wine that could affect an Immortal would require even more.

Harmonizing the spiritual essence of heaven and earth was no mere figure of speech.

It made sense, really. If wine that others could only brew using precious Cosmic Wonders could be created here through the Wine God Inheritance using materials that, while not exactly common, were certainly not rare, then the sheer variety and quantity required would inevitably be an astronomical figure.

This meant that Chu He had to develop a clear understanding of the spiritual essence contained in a vast array of materials.

To analyze a sufficient amount of spiritual essence, he had to frequently visit the Wilderness Zone.

Therefore, for the past two days, Chu He had been preparing all the equipment for his first official trip to the Wilderness Zone.

Items like his Combat Suit, Combat Boots, combat blade, shield, and Flying Daggers not only had to be chosen for their ease of use, but he also needed to become more familiar with them.

That was why, early this morning, Chu He had come to the Martial Arts Hall to begin training his control over the Flying Daggers using his Spiritual Force.

With my current Spiritual Force, both the speed and power of my Flying Daggers have barely reached the level of an Intermediate War General.

Dealing with the trip to the Wilderness Zone in twenty-some days shouldn't be a problem.

"As for Luo Feng..." Chu He carefully recalled the details.

"The Extreme Martial Arts Gym won't officially announce Luo Feng's death until a year from now."

"It was only after that point that Vulture and Scorpion dared to use those petty tactics against Luo Feng's family."

"One year... that's enough time for me to grow!" Chu He felt brimming with confidence.

Before obtaining the Wine God Inheritance, Chu He would never have been this confident.

It was precisely because of the miraculous nature of the Wine God Inheritance, especially the dozens of spiritual essences he had personally analyzed over the past two days and the dozen or so wine recipes he had obtained—all of which had massive side effects...

They all made Chu He firmly believe that as long as he had enough materials to analyze, his strength would skyrocket as easily as drinking water.

"Big brother, come down and eat!" his mother's voice rang out.

"Coming!" Chu He shouted back, then quickly changed his clothes and headed downstairs.

Today, Chu He's breakfast was a bowl of Longevity Noodles, with two poached eggs added on top.

Fresh scallions were chopped into fine green bits and sprinkled over the milky-white broth. Paired with the poached eggs and noodles, the sight alone was enough to whet Chu He's appetite.

After the meal.

"Big brother, come on, follow me and take a look at that good thing I mentioned earlier." Chu Tianxiong called out to Chu He, who was lying on the sofa digesting his meal.

"A good thing? Take me with you, I want to go too!" Chu Xi popped out from nowhere, clamoring to get in the car as well.

"Fine, fine, fine! I'll take my little Xiao Shuili along!" Chu Tianxiong scooped up Chu Xi and rubbed his stubbly chin against the little girl's face.

The three of them got into Chu Tianxiong's sports car and drove toward the outskirts of the Northeast Base City.

Before long, a small-to-medium-sized winery came into view.

"Big brother, there you go. This winery is yours now!" Chu Tianxiong stepped out of the car and gestured toward the winery in front of them.

Huh? This is the "good thing" you mentioned as my coming-of-age gift?

Chu He got out of the car holding Xiao Shuili and immediately saw the sign on the winery: Chu He Winery.

Good grief!

Your efficiency is quite something!

Chu He glanced at Xiao Shuili in his arms.

Fortunately, the little girl was sleepy from the car ride and was currently squinting her eyes, not having heard what her father said.

He had just promised the little girl a couple of days ago that he wouldn't make chili water anymore...

Besides, he would need spiritual energy for brewing in the future. Who knows? This winery might actually come in handy!

Chu He suddenly thought of those dozen or so Wine Recipes.

Those Wine Recipes listed raw materials, not the spiritual energy that Chu He channeled.

However...

"Old man, what is the annual output of this winery? I don't have the time to come here and run a business every day."

Even if it were useful, Chu He felt he had absolutely no use for it!

Running a business on Earth was just too low-class!

It didn't fit his career plan at all.

"Don't worry, I just wanted you to know that you now own such an industry." Chu Tianxiong didn't even have the heart to take Chu He inside for a tour. Seeing that Chu He had taken a look, he immediately returned to the car.

"Your old man also bought a large restaurant in the city center and just renamed it Tianxiong Restaurant."

Chu He also carried Xiao Shuili back into the car.

He saw Chu Tianxiong roll down the window and rest his arm on it, his expression somewhat melancholy. "I'm old. I've lost my drive. I won't be venturing into the Wilderness Zone anymore."

"Opening a large restaurant in the Base City and living an honest life will save your mother from worrying about the two of us."

Chu He remained silent for a long while.

He knew his father wasn't saying this because he was "old" or had "lost his drive"; it was purely because he didn't want his mother at home worrying about both of them alone.

He then heard Chu Tianxiong continue, "Hey, you brat, you'd better make your old man proud in the future. Don't go dying in the Wilderness Zone for no reason, you hear me?"

"Pah!" Chu Tianxiong suddenly spat out the window. "Damn it, I never thought I'd be the one saying these things."

"I really am getting old!"

"Dad!" Chu He spoke up suddenly. "Don't worry. Your son is much more capable than you."

"For this winery, pick out half the production line and convert it to produce fruit juice for Xiao Shuili to drink."

Upon hearing the word "fruit juice," Xiao Shuili's face, which had been drowsy, suddenly perked up.

"Yes, yes, yes! Fruit juice! Fruit juice is delicious!"

The little girl's liveliness broke the somewhat dull atmosphere.

"Alright, alright! I have my own plans for Xiao Shuili; it's not your place to interfere." Chu Tianxiong rolled up the window and started the engine. "I'll manage this factory of yours along with the rest."

"You just focus on going to the Wilderness Zone a few times with Uncle Hu. Once you've proven you've got the skills, then you can go out and work on your own, understand?"

"Understood."

On the not-so-wide suburban road, the sports car disappeared from sight in just a few breaths.